Anytime Fitness Vancouver is Locally Owned and Operated by the Pax Family.  Paul Pax, John and Tracy Pax and their kids, Quinn and Mylia.

Owners/Managers 

JOHN & TRACY PAX

John has been a "gym rat" all his life.  For years, he's had a dream to open up his own gym.  He has extensive management, personal training, and customer service training and experience, working as an Assistant General Manager and Certified Personal Trainer for 24 Hour Fitness and Powerhouse/Vancouver Total Fitness.  He also has extensive accounting and bookkeeping experience as well as a Degree in Finance from Oregon State University.  John has achieved 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in three novice bodybuilding competitions.

He now manages the new gym - AFESP (Esther Short Park - downtown Vancouver).

Tracy taught in the Battleground School District for nine years.  Eight of those years were as a kindergarten teacher.  Tracy has a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University and a Masters in Teaching degree from Washington State University - Vancouver.  She is currently taking time off to spend more time with their children.  You'll also see her in the gyms working behind the scenes. 

John and Tracy have two beautiful kids, Quinn, 7yrs & Mylia, 5yrs. 

Owner/Manager

PAUL PAX

Paul has extensive management, personal training, customer service and experience as a commissioned officer for the US Air Force, including leading almost 1,500 troops into combat zones.   
He has been a Certified Personal Trainer for 24 Hour Fitness, Powerhouse/Vancouver Total Fitness and Princeton Athletic Club, as well as Anytime Fitness Vancouver Mall and Esther Short Park.                                                      
He also has extensive training and experience in martial arts, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and numerous military operations working closely with US Special Operations personnel, Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Marshals, Secret Service and several local police departments.                                                       
Paul has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington. 

He is definitely passionate about fitness and health, which show in his ability to motivate everyone from extreme athletes to soccer moms to reach their goals.

Paul is a Certified Instructor under the Thai Boxing Association of the USA.  He teaches the Muay Thai kickboxing classes at the downtown Vancouver location on Monday and Wednesday at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 12:30 pm as well as the Youth Muay Thai Class on Saturdays at 11:30 am.

He currently manages AFVM (next to Vancouver Mall/Westfield Shopping Center).

PERSONAL TRAINER

KEVIN M. ORR

Personal Trainer - Esther Short Park (downtown)

NATHAN KRUG

Nathan was born in South Korea and adopted at 2 1/2 years.  He grew up in Stevenson, WA and moved to Vancouver after graduating high school.  Health and fitness have always been his passion and when he took the step into personal training, he realized what he wanted to do in life.  He continually seeks out the most current information in health and fitness to gain more knowledge and move forward everyday.  he specialized in balance, core strength and effective training.  "If your trainer can't do it, what right do they have to tell you to do it?"

Personal Trainer - Vancouver Mall

ROCKY SHOREY

Rocky grew up on the island of Hawaii and moved to Vancouver when he was 11.  In college his passion and love quickly became active living and meeting and sharing with people all the positive attributes that come with living an active and healthy lifestyle.  He has done a marathon, triathlon, and is currently an active rock climber, hiker, runner, snowboarder, biker, and works out religiously.  Rocky also trains in MMA and works as a skydiving instructor.  He loves motivating and working out with all types of people at all types of levels.  Rocky makes it his personal goal to take each client to their own goals no matter how difficult they are.  He hopes and strives to inspire his clients as much as they have inspired him.  He lives by the motto that "There is no mountain to difficult to climb" and "No distance to far to run."